SOTD: Saturday 14th July - Friday 20th July 2018.

Saturday

All this talk of ER 1914s inspired me (thanks @Palmolive fox and @Blademonkey), so...

OSP Barbershop
RazoRock Disrupter 22mm
Face lather
ER 1914
Gem SS PTFE w/rubber band shim
Thayer's Cucumber and Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera gel
4711 EdC
Penhaligon's Lothair EdT

Smooth as you like. Now off to join a march up town; against the malevolent fool from over the pond...

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J&T® bamboo / Tuxedo.
Jabones by Luna “Higo y vainilla”.
Rockwell 6S / R5 / custom handle.
7 O'Clock Super Platinum (6).
Rebul Mandarine EdC.
 
Saturday 14th July
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Yaqi Sagrada Familia - Herbs of Bulgaria - Lavender cream - General Steel - Schick Proline P #7 - Alum - Superdrug Forest Fresh A/S - Dove Instant Hydration Cream

Lovely lavender scent from this cream which gave a great background throughout the shave.
Also an honourable mention to the Superdrug Forest Fresh A/S, which finished the shave nicely.
 
Monday.
Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: Weber ARC
Blade: Permasharp
Brush: 'Papa Chub' (Chubby 3 Manchurian)
Soap: Benke Erika: Mahogany & Teakwood
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square Post-Shave Salve

Benke Erika provided the base for a totally sublime experience, with the Weber/Permasharp combo taking care of things at the business end.. yep, faultless!


Thursday.
Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
Brush: 'Jade' (Rooney Heritage 2XL Jade)
Soap: Chiseled Face: Gearhead
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / Phoenix & Beau 'Spitfire' Post Shave Lotion

Oh man, that was an outstanding shave, on so many levels... the 34C HD/Super Iridium combo is awesome, as I've noted many times before, and I love everything about Gearhead... the performance, the scent, HELL YEAH! But what really blew me away was the scent of 'Spitfire', talk about stepping back in time.... memories of my dad, working mens clubs... the tobacco, leather, the soapy background scent.. BOOM! Phoenix & Beau got it in one! love it!



Saturday.
Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: ‘The Rock' (Rockwell 6S – #3)
Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra
Brush: 'Mama Chub' (Chubby 2 Two Band)
Soap: Barrister & Mann 'Hallows'
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / Chatillon Lux Santal Auster Post-Shave Salve
Fragrance: Xerjoff Zafar

well, Santal Auster Post-Shave Salve, and Xerjoff Zafar added the finishing touches to a shave that was nothing short of exemplary.. hope y'all have a fantastic weekend..
 
shavecraft 101 with asd2 handle, polsilver SI #7, proraso red, black badger brush, cant remember name of a/s and Bond balm.

great shave - don't really like the scent of proraso red but the performance is top notch. recently retired de verguilde hand to hand soap. loved the scent but it lacked slick so it had to go - i didn't fancy having less than great shaves for 3 months while i use it up.
 
Prep: Cold Shower Molton Brown Bushukan body wash Highgrove pre shave cream
Brush: Maggard 22mm Black and White
Soap: Cattie's Bubbles Purple Grapefruit
Bowl: Timeless Plastic
Razor: Rockwell 6C plate 4 WTG and XTG plate 2 ATG
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Made in England
Post: Cold rinse alum cold rinse L'Oreal Hydra Sensitive Soothing Birch YSL L'Homme Edt

A wonderful shave the Wilkinson Sword blade was so much better than the German version for me but as you say YMMV
 
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Every Ready 89
Rockwell 6S
Treet Carbon (2 or 3)
Meissner Tremonia Wild Oranges Shaving Paste
Nivea 2 Phase & Hai Karate

A so-so shave today, I haven't posted too much lately and lost count on the shaves of this blade, it is either the second or third. The last time I used this blade it gave me a good shave in my Gillette Rocket but today it didn't give the closest of shaves, on the third pass I'd have been better off using a letter opener. So not a smooth shave but didn't fancy the faffing to get a new blade when I had more or less finished. I have another Treet Carbon blade so I shall give that a whirl this week to see if today's was an outlier or not.

The paste is superb, it gives me great performance and the scent is very nice and an earthy orange, I wish I had picked up the aftershave to go with it.
 
Saturday 14th July



Pears Glycerine Soap
Vitos Pre Shave Cream
Semogue SOC Boar Brush in Ash
Feather Artist Club SS (Japanese Style) with a Feather SuperPro Blade
Stirling Mountain Man Soap
Alum Block, Rinse and Thayers Unscented Aloe Vera Witch Hazel
Aloe Vera Gel
Pinaud Clubman AS
AL Rehab Silver

An early morning shave today as it was the local agricultural show.
Two passes and just a little touch up gave a lovely shave and to top it off...I had a couple of seconds in the horticultural section!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
 
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